Back-to-back days of strong to severe thunderstorms — and the risk of tornadoes — are expected across the Deep South and parts of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic this week. A band of severe thunderstorms was already ongoing early Tuesday from northwestern Arkansas to just north of Houston. That band will intensify as it shifts east across the Lower Mississippi Valley, bringing the chance of an isolated strong tornado in northeastern Alabama, Mississippi and parts of southern Alabama — especially near Interstate 20. Storms will dwindle a bit overnight before a...

Severe weather is predicted to hit the Columbia area of South Carolina as storms are in Wednesday’s forecast, according to the National Weather Service. Effects from the storms are expected to begin Wednesday morning and could continue into the early afternoon, National Weather Service meteorologists said in a Tuesday morning briefing. The storms are expected to include rain showers and strong winds, according to the briefing. Isolated tornadoes also will be possible, according to the National Weather Service. The Midlands are forecast to be affected by the storms beginning at...